Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-09-23
FIEBINa CUSTOMERS.
A Jeweler ives . Racy Account Of the Ne.
ceptionl Attempted by His Patrons.

ceptionl Attempted by His Patrons.
81 want it for FRIEND" he said,
blushing like young girl and looking
very uncomfortable.
1t was in q Pittsburg jcwelry store.
and the unhappy youth with the red
cheeks was asking for a wedding ring.
He had little bit Of silk between
his finger and thumb and he repeated
nervously to the polite gentleman be-
nina the counter, II want it for
friend-this Is the measurement"
Luckily 1t does not require long to
choose wedding ring. There Is not
much variety In the plain. little gold
bands which are the outward and Wis
IDLE signs OF tho matrimonial bonds.
The young man chose ring, It was
shut up in q sweet, little velvet-lined
box, and the prospective bridegroom
hurried away.
"An old fable. n fiction that almost
every man who buys q wedding ring
employs" said the jeweler as the Gus
toner disappeared.
"Of course he is the man who will
put that ring on the finger Of the
bride. but he says no wants it for a
friend, There are plenty of other
white lies told in front OF this coun-
ter. Some behind 1t you say?
- dare say, but q tradesman's lies
about his wares are explainable II not
excuSable on business grounds, whilc
some OF the lies of our customers are
fantastic fibs that ono cannot account
for on any theory at all.
Bashfulness, of course, impels tho
youth to proclaim that the engagement
or wedding ring Is not for him. But
l nave customers who tell lies deliber-
ately, and, so far as I can see. un-
necessarily.
For example. there is resident
OF this city. wealthy and wise, and, IL
persistent fabrication makes him SO,
wicked. He is fond of jewelry, and
has good taste. Solitaire rings are his
favorite.
'One day in almost every month he
. rushes into the store, knocks over a
stool or two, perhaps scares some lady
, customer nearly to death, and makes
me instinctively reach for my revolver.
Then he gasps out, Il want to SEQ
some diamond rlngs-awful hurry
catch train-start for Washington--half
hour
This spasm generally lasts two
minutes. Afterward he settles quietly
down and perhaps spends an hour look
Ing at diamonds. He never varies his
formula, is always just on the point
OF going to Washington, and I hap
pen TO know he never goes.
"A remarkable romancer comes from
good family.
She is widow and has money.
and l often wonder she does not flnd
mate again, she Is so pretty. At
intervals she comes and weaves a pref
ty story for my benefit. There is n
variety about her fibs which makes
them charming. They are as ingenI-
ious as they are unaccountable.
A month ago she came with her
little girl. She has some magnificent
diamonds-the handsomest stones and
the best cut of any 1 have seen In
Pittsburg. They were in her ears when
she entered the store.
MIR. -, / want you to take these
earrings she said, putting them down
peiore me, and make the settings
lighter; they are too heavy and my
doctor says such a strain upon the
lobe OF the ear is very Injurious
1.-The setting could not we'll have
been made lighter-a mere cobweb fill
gree. knew my customer too we'll
to tell her SO. I took the earrings
and did have some of the gold taken
away, and sent them back to her.
Yesterday she came again and told
me that somebody had advised her to
have the diamonds more securely set
In her earrings. She wanted them al
most wrapped In gold network. They
are being SO treated now.
"You will hardly believe me when
I tell you that in the last few years
/ have set and reeet those diamonds
twenty times, ED every time my lady
has had new reason for making tho
change Why she should object to ac-
knowledge that she Is proud and fond
OF her diamonds is more than can
see.
u could multiply these instances of
habitual mendacity by ten without en-
croaching upon the ranks Of the cranks
pure and simple with whom every
tradesman is more or less acquainted.
! don't wonder at customers stories
any more; l make 1t rule never to
believe them. "-[Pittsburg Chronicle Tel
egram.